Earlier this week, I posted about ovarian cancer and preserving fertility among women who are still in their childbearing years (Ovarian Cancer, Young Women & Fertility).
But other than knowing that ovarian cancer is difficult to diagnose and it’s survival rate is not good because of the difficulty diagnosing it in the early stages, how much do you know about it?
Ovarian cancer, one of the gynecological cancers, along with uterine, endometrial, cervical and vaginal cancers, affects mostly women over the age of 50, or post menopause. Younger women do develop ovarian cancer but it’s not as common. While doctors don’t know …read more

Ovarian cancer is a particularly difficult cancer to treat. The best way to beat cancer is to catch it early, something that’s not easy for ovarian cancer because of its vague symptoms. It most often strikes older women (over age 50 years), but up to 17% of women with ovarian cancer are under the age of 40 years, say researchers. Statistics show that about 21,650 women in the United States were diagnosed with the disease in 2008.
If a woman develops ovarian cancer in her child-bearing years and hasn’t had children, a big concern often becomes preserving fertility because treatment is …read more

Yes, it’s still possible to develop ovarian cancer if you had a partial hysterectomy. For total hysterectomies, ovarian cancer is unlikely, but you still have a small risk of a similar cancer known as peritoneal cancer. It’s rare though!
The peritoneal is the lining of the inside wall of the abdomen. It also covers the uterus, bladder and rectum. According to UCSF Medical Center, the symptoms for peritoneal cancer are also very similar to those for ovarian cancer: abdominal discomfort and pain, feeling full even after a light meal, weight gain or loss with no explanation, and abnormal bleeding.

I came across …read more

Do you think that fluctuations in my sugar could be related to my hormones? I have been keeping a log of my diet intake and blood sugars throughout the last few weeks. Ever since my sugars decided to go through the roof. And you know what, I am convinced that there has to be some sort of direct correlation between them and my hormonal changed throughout the month.
I should have prefaced that with a little tidbit about me, well actually it is one of those TMI (too much information), but necessary in the story. I had …read more